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Cardinals Charities
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Founded in 1990, Cardinals Charities supports programs designed to improve the quality of life and enhance opportunities for children, women, and minorities in the state of Arizona.

Cardinals Charities' grants are awarded on an annual basis in response to applications from various qualified non-profit organizations whose goals and programs meet the mission statement.

Since its inception, Cardinals Charities has distributed more than 4 million dollars to over 300 worthy Arizona charitable organizations on behalf of the Arizona Cardinals and the National Football League.

Mission Statement
The Arizona Cardinals Charities Fund supports programs designed to improve the quality of life and enhance opportunities for children, women, and minorities in the state of Arizona.

    General Guidelines for Beneficiaries
  • Organizations must be exempt under 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Service code
  • At least 75 percent of funding must be spent in Arizona
  • Grant application will be limited to once each year; however, organizations may reapply each year
  • Proposals for $5,000 or less are preferred

Application Process
Organizations interested in 2012 grants may request an application form in writing, either by FAX or mail, on their 501 (c) (3) letterhead. All applications must be postmarked by July 1, 2012.

For the grant application, click here.

Please address correspondence to:

Sheldon Caldwell-Meeks
Cardinals Charities
P.O. Box #888
Phoenix, AZ 85001–0888
FAX: 480/785–7327

2011 Grant Recipients

A New Leaf, Inc.

ACCEL

Aid to Adoption of Special Kids (AASK)

American Heart Association- Halle Heart Children's Museum

American Red Cross Grand Canyon Chapter

American Red Cross Southern Arizona Chapter

Arizona Foundation For Eye Health

Arizona Opera

Arizona Recreation Center for the Handicapped

Arizona School for the Arts

Arizona Science Center

Arizonans for Children, Inc.

Arizona's Children Association

Assistance League of Phoenix

Assistance League of the East Valley

Back to School Clothing Drive

Ballet Arizona

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Flagstaff

Big Bug Youth Sports

Boys & Girls Club of Northern Arizona

Boys & Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Phoenix

Boys & Girls of the Casa Grande Valley

Boys Scouts of America, Grand Canyon Council

Catholic Charities of Holbrook, AZ

Central Arizona Shelter Services

Central Arizona Youth Football League

Challenger Space Center Arizona

Child & Family Resources, Inc.

Child Crisis Center

Chrysalis Shelter for Victims of Domestic Violence, Inc.

Civitan Foundation, Inc.

Coalition for Compassion and Justice

College Depot

Community Health Outreach, Inc.

Crisis Nursery, Inc.

Crossroads Mission

Desert Highlands Youth Football Association

Desert Mission, Inc.

Devereux Arizona

Dreams Organization

Educare Arizona

El Rio Health Center Foundation

Emerge! Center Against Domestic Abuse

Epilepsy Foundation of Arizona

Flagstaff Medical Center Foundation

Flagstaff Shelter Services

Foundation for Blind Children

Gabriel's Angels

Gene Lewis Boxing Club

Girls Scouts Arizona- Arizona Cactus Pine Council

Greater Phoenix Youth at Risk, Inc.

Hands on Greater Phoenix

Havasu For Youth

Helping Hands for Single Moms

Hope & A Future

ICAN

International Rescue Committee in Tucson

Jewish Family & Children's Services

Junior Football of Arizona

Kitchen on the Street Inc.

La Paloma Family Services

Learning Ally, Inc.

Lincoln Family Downtown YMCA

Maggie's Place, Inc.

Make-A-Wish Foundation of Arizona

Mission of Mercy

Mujer, Inc.

Muscular Dystrophy Association

New Life Center

New Way Academy

Northland Hospice and Palliative Care

Not My Kids

Our Family Services

Our Lady of Mount Carmel School

Phoenix Children's Hospital Foundation

Phoenix Collegiate Academy

Phoenix Day

Phoenix Indian Center

Phoenix Rescue Mission

Phoenix Theatre, Inc.

Phoenix Women's Sports Association

Pima Prevention Partnership

Queen Creek Pop Warner Football and Cheer

Rim Country Literacy Program

Rio Rico Youth Football and Cheer Association, Inc.

Ronald McDonald House Charities of Phoenix, Inc.

Sahuaro Girl Scout Council, Inc.

San Miguel High School

Save the Family Foundation of Arizona

Sierra Vista American Youth Football & Cheer

Sojourner Center

Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center (SARRC)

Special Olympics Arizona

St. Anthony School

St. Mary's Food Bank Alliance

Teach for America

The Community Dental Foundation

The Melonhead Foundation

The New Foundation

The Primavera Foundation

The Salvation Army

The Southwest Community Network

The Welcome to America Project

The Wellness Community

Time Out, Inc.

Tu Nidito Children and Family Services

U Saved Me Guidance and Development, Inc.

UMOM New Day Centers

United Way of Northern Arizona

Unlimited Potential

Valley Youth Theatre

Verde Valley Sanctuary

Waste Not, Inc.

WellCare Foundation